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Thank you all! I'm all set. Paid $220 X 2 . Ouch!  

Thank you so much for the answers missileman and NuestraUnion. One question please. Is there a way for me to check if this is paid already? Like an online checker tool? 

Hi All,  mMy wife and son already have their visa stamped on their Passport already. They are set to enter us this Feb 2nd. My questions are:

Do I still need to pay for their Greed Card? Or do I just wait until it comes in the mail? 

If I still need to pay, where and how do I do this? 

Thank you so much for reading this. 

Thank you Arron and this is exactly that I needed. Thanks!

Thank you Aaron. Do you also happen to know how to handle employers that are skeptical since the stamp says valid for only 1 year?

What proof can I give them that my green card is on it's way?

Hi everyone, first of all, this community has helped me a lot. I have one question please.

I am in the US right now and I am waiting for my green card to arrive in the mail. I am F24 visa. For the mean time, there's a label in my passport that says "Upon endorsement serves as temporary i-551 evidencing permanent residence for 1 year". I got a job offer today and my question is, what document should I need to have as a work authorization for them?

I my passport/visa good enough already? Thanks ahead for your help.

Ah. Thanks. Good luck!

Why would you assume this, based on what's written in post #16?

I assumed because that's what he said. Doesn't mean it's correct.

Now, everything is clear since newacct provided the link. From the start, almost everyone aside from him knew the accurate answer. Thanks.

Hi newacct, this is perfect! Just what I need to know. Thank you for the link that you have provided.

Yes. We're in the same boat. F24 arrived a month ago and 2 weeks ago, i had a job. Those 2 documents were asked from me.

Thanks Delish! So we need to wait until we receive our Social numbers by mail. You got a job really fast! What field are you on? I'm also in SF area by the way, Alameda.

Thank you.

You are ready to work right away as long as you showed that you have applied for an SSN. You can start work without having received the SSN.

Hi Newacct, if possible, can you please post a link where it shows that? I just thought that even if you provide them a proof that you applied for SSN already, you still don't have social numbers until you receive it.

Whenever you are authorized to work in the US, you can apply for a Social Security Number. You must have, or have applied for, an SSN when you start working.

So basically all you need to worry about is work authorization, because as long as you have that, SSN is not a problem.

Hi newacct, thanks for replying. Am I reading this right? So I already have F24 Visa which is permament resident. Is that considered to be a work authorization already? And I already applied for Social numbers.

So basically, when I arrive in the US this dec 27, I should be able to work right away?

In my case, they need my SSN and the I-551 from my passport since I just arrived a month ago and after 3 weeks, I got a job nearby. My GC is still on process prolly 2-3 months from arrival.

Hi Delish,

That's the answer that I was hoping for. I have F24 Visa already(Permanent Resident). I was curious if I can work right away as soon as I have my social numbers and not to wait with Green Card.

So with Social number and I-551, ready, I'm good to go to work?

Hi guys, I'd like to ask please. What is required to work in US? Do we need to have both social security number and Green Card? Or just Social security number is just fine? Thanks ahead.

We'll do it this Monday, Nov 16 in Cebu

Thanks Delish! New chapter in my life and it will start with searching for IT Tech jobs near Bay Area.

My PD is oct 2004, I already have my Visa. Thanks.

I see. So F24 and F2B are the same? I am over age 21.

Hi guys, I have a quick one please. I was petitioned by my mother as F2B. And now, we got our visa approved but it says F24. My question is, what is the difference on F2B and F24 please? I can't seem to find relevant information online.

Thanks GB!

Forgive for my questioning but I want to know why you think "PHIL" is abnormal for you who is a Philippine Citizen to be in a legal document. Am I missing something here?

Hi GB, it's alright. This is what my Visa looks like

Country: PHIL

Nationality: PHIL

Shouldn't it be "Nationality: FIL"? So nationality would read as Filipino or something similar but not PHIL for Philippine? Maybe I'm just overthinking things. I just think it's quite odd to say my nationality is PHIL(Phillippines). Thanks for your time.

Thank you.

If you are citizen of another country, then it's not normal.